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Leaving for Germany tomorrow (first a wedding then business with a supplier). Some colleagues want to take a quick side trip (2 hours by car) to Amsterdam on Friday evening.
I'm in no need of pot or a prostitute.
Can anyone offer a couple highlights that might make the 4 hour round trip worth it for me?
Extraordinary or historical architecture?
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Yeah man, there's some great pot and prostitutes in Amsterdam! 
But seriously, being a Dutchie myself, who rarely visits Amsterdam, I'd say go for The Rijksmuseum[^] and make a boat trip on the canals. Maybe you can visit the Anne Frank house[^] too.
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Cool - thanks!
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As a tourist myself, I can agree with Sander. However I would rate Anne franks place lowest unless you are interested in the history.
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Mycroft Holmes wrote: However I would rate Anne franks place lowest unless you are interested in the history.
I've heard it's got really good closet space though.
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Indeed. I was in Amsterdam during the hey-days of 1972 - a most auspicious time, indeed, complete with backpack and ISSTA card ('The' international student travel association of the time).
To this day, I remember the museum trips (and the Heineken Factory tour). There was an exhibit called "The Beanery[^]" - I'll never forget. In moments I was immersed.
I'm not sure if it is enough to just call it "Art".
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In de Wildeman[^].
If you can't get in there (it does get quite busy), Arendsnest[^] is also good.
Depending on what time you get there, you'll probably be too late for Brouwerij ‘t IJ[^].
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Mmmm... ![Beer | [beer]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/beer.gif)
Thanks!
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The town itself with the canals and atmosphere I'd say.
But if you're not after anything specific I'd rather stay in Germany since there's just as much to see there aswell.
Where will you be staying?
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Jörgen Andersson wrote: Where will you be staying?
The little town of Itterbeck for Friday night and the wedding/reception Saturday night then down to Nuremberg for the rest.
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Itterbeck is for German standards in the middle of nowhere.
I asked my wife, who has a German degree in Tourism, and considering the time of the year she recommended to go to the Christmas market in Münster. Which is half the distance compared to Amsterdam.
When in Nuremberg you also have a Christmas market, but you're also just half an hour away from Bamberg, a very picturesque and well preserved medieval town known as the brewery capital of Germany.
Last I checked they had twelwe breweries, several of them in the town center and some of them also do tours.
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Jörgen Andersson wrote: When in Nuremberg you also have a Christmas market
I don't recommend it, unless you want to practice opening the way as an american football player.
It usually is so overcrowd that you barely can walk. Besides (in my opinion) Nurnberg downtown is not so pretty, there are a couple of highlights but I would not extra travel there, another thing is if you are already in the region.
I agree about Bamberg
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Mike Mullikin wrote: I'm in no need of pot or a prostitute.
Any taxi will serve your "no need" if you ask and tip 
Mike Mullikin wrote: Extraordinary or historical architecture?
Lots of signs throughout the city highlighting those. Ask in the hotel where to find a "frietenkot". Ask for a "patatje Kapsalon".
Enjoy.
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oehhhh patatje Kapsalon, You make me hungry. frikadellen and kroketten are awesome. And we eat mayonaise with the fries (as mentioned in the Tarantino movie Pulp Fiction)
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Mike Mullikin wrote: I'm in no need of pot or a prostitute.
What? People really go to Amsterdam for other reasons than that? 
Go to McDonalds and get a quarter pounder with cheese (ok, this is a good candidate for the lame joke of the day).
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Isn't that "a Royale with cheese"? Go for a Big Kahuna Burger instead! 
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Mike Mullikin wrote: 2 hours by car
No, it'll take longer than that. The traffic in Dutchland is always clogged up!
Yeah, yeah, I've got my coat!
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Yes, just find your place in the formation, follow the car in front of you for a few hours and you will arrive well rested.  But why does everybody have a trailer rolling behind the car? Rumors have it that even police cars pull around trailers. Do they ever catch anyone? And what do they have in the trailers? Fries?
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There's always the sex museum, it's full of weird (or perfectly normal depending on your stance) stuff.
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If you don't want POT nor a prostitute, you can always see them in the pub The Old Sailor
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The Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh's museum. They definitely are worth the trip.
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It was discussed a few threads down.
And since I have recently bought a new car I thought I'd give you what I look at.
1. Automatic gearbox, since my wife refuse to use anything else.
2. The chair is very important, since I have recurring back problems and often enough drive long distances.
3. A large luggage compartment is important when you drive long distances with the whole family.
4. A big enough engine to keep me from being a road block on autobahn.
5. Reasonably low fuel consumption. Because money.
0. Accepted by my wife.
6. ACC.
7. Good headlights.
8. No Peugeot, Renault or Opel.
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-1000....10000. Accepted by my wife.
That is the main [edit*]and only[edit*]Point and makes life that much easy  
- Somebody near me told me to write this more precise
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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